Reg Saphin

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Reg Saphin
Personal information
Full name Reginald Francis Edward Saphin[1]
Date of birth 8 August 1916
Place of birth Kilburn, England
Date of death 23 December 2005(2005-12-23) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Tunbridge Wells, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Neasden
0000–1935 Hayes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1937 Hayes
1937–1945 Walthamstow Avenue
Metropolitan Police (guest)
1943Brentford (guest) 0 (0)
1945Ipswich Town (guest) 3 (0)
1946–1951 Queens Park Rangers 30 (0)
1951–1954 Watford 57 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Francis Edward Saphin (8 August 1916 – 23 December 2005) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Watford and Queens Park Rangers as a goalkeeper.[1] He later served Watford as assistant trainer and assistant youth team trainer.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town (guest) 1945–46[3] 3 0 3 0
Queens Park Rangers 1946–47[4] Third Division South 1 0 1 0 2 0
1947–48[5] Third Division South 8 0 0 0 8 0
1949–50[6] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1950–51[7] Second Division 20 0 0 0 1 0
Total 30 0 1 0 31 0
Watford 1951–52[8] Third Division South 17 0 0 0 17 0
1952–53[8] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 18 0 0 0 18 0
Career Total 48 0 4 0 53 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Reg Saphin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Players – Rigg to Saunders" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 35. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Games played by Reg Saphin in 1945–46". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files: 1946/47". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files: 1947/48". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files: 1949/50". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files: 1950/51". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Seasons – 1950/51 to 1959/60" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 January 2018.